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China’s aluminium ingot inventories jump W-o-W to 517,000 tonnes, yet stand 23% lower Y-o-Y
On Thursday, September 7, China’s aluminium ingot inventories across eight major consumption areas amounted to 517,000 tonnes, registering a week-on-week hike of 24,000 tonnes from 493,000 tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market survey. However, from Monday, November 4, the inventories dropped by...
ASI presents Performance Standard Certification to Ningbo Tuopu Group for aluminium casting, remelting/refining
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has presented Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification to Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd. under Provisional status. The certification is for the company's Light Alloy System 9th Unit in Ningbo, China, wherein it operates casting, semi-processing, aluminium...
Sustainability recap: Alba, the first smelter from the Middle East to get newest version of ASI Certification; Hindalco to source renewable energy from Ayana
Sustainability has grown as a critical topic in the world aluminium industry, not for no reason. Every day and hour, the industry is witnessing substantial developments pertaining to sustainability. This week, three global aluminium companies bagged ASI certification, GenHydro allied with RPG...
The Recycling Partnership’s aluminium collection grows threefold than expected with support from Alcoa and Arconic
The Recycling Partnership, a mission-driven NGO advancing a circular economy, has reportedly claimed that it collected 4.1 million pounds of post-consumer aluminium scrap annually for recycling and reduced 18,750 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, three times more than initially expected....
China’s aluminium billet inventories accumulate 12,200 tonnes over a week to settle at 81,800 tonnes
On Thursday, September 7, China’s 6063 aluminium billet inventories across five major consumption areas totalled 81,800 tonnes, registering a week-on-week hike of 12,200 tonnes or 17.53 per cent from 69,600 tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. From Monday, September 4, the inventories on...
India Government to enforce Quality Control orders on aluminium sales
According to a recent report, India Government is bringing off Quality Control (QC) orders issued by the Ministry of Mines to contain poor-quality aluminium, copper, and nickel sales from December 2023. This measure will leave no choice for sellers but to offer those metals whose ratings are in...
The Italian Sea Group unveils the world’s largest aluminium sailing catamaran ‘ArtExplorer’
The Italian Sea Group (TISG), one of the largest companies in the international yachting industry, has reportedly launched the 46.5-metre aluminium catamaran, the largest in the world, named ArtExplorer. This water vessel is the first built under the brand Perini Navi since it's been acquired by...
Top 10 aluminium extrusion manufacturers in India leading the industry
Aluminium extrusion is one of the most popular forms of aluminium products used in various sectors for low-carbon green development. As a strong, lightweight, and infinitely recyclable metal, aluminium has been constantly gaining ground over the past few years for its unique applications in the...
China’s domestic aluminium industry PMI records a fall of 1.5 percentage points but hovers above 50%
The Shanghai Metals Market survey found that in August 2023, the comprehensive PMI index of the domestic aluminium industry registered a fall of 1.5 percentage points M-o-M to 51.6 per cent, in line with the downtrend of production, demand, inventory and other indices. But despite the downfall, the...
Alba represents the Middle East as the first smelter to acquire ASI Performance Standard (V3) Certification
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has emerged as the first smelter in the Middle East to have acquired the newest version (V3) of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative's (ASI) Performance Standard Certificate, which was released in May 2023. The new certification is valid for three years, with effect from...
ASI acknowledges ALUMINERA EXTRUSION S.A. with Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has presented Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification to ALUMINERA EXTRUSION S.A. for extruding aluminium profiles in Barcelona facility, Spain. The plant integrates a die warehouse with a capacity for over 10,000 references. ALUMINERA produces aluminium...
GE’s Jérôme Pécresse to join Rio Tinto as a new Chief Executive for the aluminium business
Rio Tinto Group, the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation, has appointed Jérôme Pécresse as the Chief Executive for the aluminium business. Jérôme Pécresse will join Rio Tinto on October 23, 2023, succeeding Ivan Vella. Jérôme will bring more than 30 years of experience in senior...
Ma’aden to host the 25th edition of ARABAL this year on November 21-23 at Riyadh
The Arab International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition (ARABAL), the premiere-most event for the aluminium industry in the Arab world, is scheduled for November 21-23, 2023, at Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ma'aden, a Saudi state-owned mining company, will host the...
China’s aluminium billet inventories trend up over the weekend to 80,000 tonnes, contributed by Foshan
According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, 6063 aluminium billet inventories across China's five major consumption areas are recorded at 80,000 tonnes as of Monday, September 4, experiencing an increase of 10,400 tonnes or 14.94 per cent over the weekend. On a week-on-week basis, the inventories...
North America’s primary aluminium production heightens in July’23 by 3% M-o-M, but daily output dips a bit
In July 2023, North America contributed 330,000 tonnes to the global primary aluminium production at 5.861 million tonnes, according to the International Aluminium Institute data. On a month-on-month calculation, North America’s primary aluminium output in July stood at 9,000 tonnes or 2.80 per...
Alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) deteriorates during July 2023 by 21% Y-o-Y
In Europe (incl. Russia), alumina production during July 2023 stood at 549,000 tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month hike of 24,000 tonnes or 4.57 per cent, found the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In June 2023, the output stood at 525,000 tonnes, which was, however, down by 35,000 tonnes...
Hindalco & Vedanta upgrade their aluminium prices by 2% this week in line with LME price rally
Indian aluminium giants like Hindalco, Vedanta, and NALCO have increased their aluminium prices twice this week in line with the LME aluminium price rally by US$64.50 per tonne from August 29-September 1. Hindalco Industries Limited upgraded its aluminium prices on August 31 by INR 2,500 per tonne...
EGA expects aluminium prices to resonate with the growing demand; sees positive future
Emirates Global Aluminium expects aluminium prices to grow in line with the demand gains. It also projects its 2023 sales volume to remain steady even though the metal prices are on a downward trend. CEO Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said in an interview on Thursday, August 31, that EGA’s sales volume...
